CVE-2024-7096: A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in SOAP adm
28
Routine
MEDIUM 4.2DOWNGRADEDOWNGRADEDOWNGRADE
CVE-2024-7096 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.2) affecting api manager, identity server, identity server as key manager. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in SOAP admin services. A malicious actor can create a new user with elevated permissions only when all of the following conditions are met:
* SOAP admin services are accessible to the attacker.
* The deployment includes an internally used attribute that is not part of the default WSO2 product configuration.
* At least one custom role exist
Why this priority
No elevated risk signals yet
No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.
Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.
After downgrade
Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.
Verify at the official sourceNVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-7096?
api manager: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; identity server: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; identity server as key manager: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-7096 being exploited?
CVE-2024-7096 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2024-7096 affect?
CVE-2024-7096 affects api manager, identity server, identity server as key manager. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.2). A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to a business logic flaw in SOAP admin services. A malicious actor can create a new user with elevated permissions only when all of the following conditions are met:
How urgent is CVE-2024-7096?
Priority 28/100. No elevated risk signals yet.
Related CVEs
CVE-2024-6832MEDIUM 5.9DOWNGRADEDOWNGRADE The account locking mechanism fails to trigger when secondary user stores are inaccessible
CVE-2024-10302MEDIUM 4.0DOWNGRADEDOWNGRADE The user self-signup flow in multiple WSO2 products fails to adequately validate user-supplied input
CVE-2024-8995MEDIUM 4.9UPGRADEUPGRADE Unused authorization codes issued to deleted users are not being properly invalidated or removed from the syst
CVE-2026-2053HIGH 8.3UPGRADE The WSO2 API Manager's message flow component, when processing WS-Addressing headers, does not sufficiently va
CVE-2025-12737HIGH 8.4UPGRADEUPGRADE The administrative operations within the Carbon Console do not adequately validate specific user-supplied inpu